DATE CHANGE! JUNE 4th at 1 p.m.

“InkBlots” give me the freedom to doodle on top of random ink stains, letting my hand draw free over the colors, creating different shapes, faces and monsters. No censure. No regrets. Every mistake will be revamped and will create a work of art. Now I want you to experience, imagine, and create your own inkblots. Use the random stains to stimulate your senses, forget what is right or wrong, everyone can enjoy and make art.

Friday, May 20th 2016from 7:30 to 10 p.m.The Bronx Beer Hall2344 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY​Ticket includes a FREE drink and all art supplies. At the end of the night you will take home your own creation on a canvas!

​This evening, all funds collected by BxArts Factory will support our Community Engagement Summer Activities as well as our Bring Art to Every Household programming in the Fall!This summer we will be participating in 4 summer events! These events are:1. Longwood Art Festival - June 4th2. Boogie on the Boulevard - Last Sundays on May, June, July and August3. Wonderfully Made Walkathon – July 9th4. Weekend Walks with WHEDco and Morning Glory Garden – September 17thIn the Fall and Winter we will be collaborating with Wonderfully Made Family Services to bring art directly to the homes of the parents and families involved in their parenting programs! These are unique and special project to us and they allow us to have a real and powerful connection with the community through the use of art and creativity as a vehicle for change!​Support us by buying your tickets today!

Another paint the night away party happened thanks to BxArts Factory. I facilitated a really fun night at The Bronx Beer Hall on April 15. Twenty people attended creating beautiful paintings. For some people it was their first time painting, for some others it was a fun way to socialize. I believe everyone has an artist inside, you just need a little help to explore it and bring it to the surface. Stop being afraid of the blank canvas, go ahead and draw the first line... in my classes I won't give you a color-in paper, you will create your own sketch that will become a beautiful painting. All the funds we collect from these events go to support BxArts Factory Community Engagement Summer Activities as well as Bring Art to Every Household programming in the Fall!This summer we will be participating in 4 summer events! These events are:1. Longwood Art Festival - June 4th2. Boogie on the Boulevard - Last Sundays on May, June, July and August3. Wonderfully Made Walkathon – July 9th4. Weekend Walks with WHEDco and Morning Glory Garden – September 17thIn the Fall and Winter we will be collaborating with Wonderfully Made Family Services to bring art directly to the homes of the parents and families involved in their parenting programs! Stay tuned for the next Paint The Night Away on May 20th... subscribe to my newsletter

Buy your tickets HERE The $35 Ticket includes a FREE drink from the incredible Beer Hall and all art materials. At the end of the night you will take home your own creation on a canvas!

This time we are celebrating Spring! Join us for a fun, chillax night of painting, beer drinking, music and real cool vibes.

This evening, all funds collected by BxArts Factory will support our Community Engagement Summer Activities as well as our Bring Art to Every Household programming in the Fall!This summer we will be participating in 4 summer events! These events are:1. Longwood Art Festival - June 4th2. Boogie on the Boulevard - Last Sundays on May, June, July and August3. Wonderfully Made Walkathon – July 9th4. Weekend Walks with WHEDco and Morning Glory Garden – September 17thIn the Fall and Winter we will be collaborating with Wonderfully Made Family Services to bring art directly to the homes of the parents and families involved in their parenting programs! These are unique and special project to us and they allow us to have a real and powerful connection with the community through the use of art and creativity as a vehicle for change!Support us by buying your tickets today!

I would like to invite you to a FREE workshop I will be teaching onSaturday, April 9thSaturday April 23rd​From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.​at the Bronx Music Heritage Center Laboratory1303 Louis Nine Boulevard, Bronx, NY, 10459

During this two-day workshop we will learn about Abstract Art and composition. After the theory, we will decorate some big trash cans with what we have learned. The final product will be used during the different street fairs and festivals WHEDco organizes.

I have been busy lately doing what I like to do. During the winter it is easier to stay inside, and I really like introducing adults into the awesome world of creating art.Partnering with Wonderfully Made, an organization that empowers families to raise socially and emotionally healthy children to foster positive and meaningful relationships at home and in a school setting; we created a free workshop for parents to spend the night on their own. Sometimes taking the time for yourself is not easy with children around. We shared a magical night creating Ink-Blots and sharing stories. We started a series Bringing Art Into My Life will continue with similar events soon.I also lead the Paint the Night Away event with BxArts Factory, where a group of adults replicated a painting I designed specially for that night. I really enjoyed teaching them about color mixing and empowering their creativity to take over their fears of "Am I doing it wrong?" I will be teaching more of those events soon. Subscribe to my newsletter so I can keep you posted!!

Celebrate the Bronx's 100th anniversary with three pedestrian Sundays on the Grand Concourse between 165th and 167th Streets.The center lanes will be closed to cars and open to a world of fun, with free music, activities and programs hosted by art/cultural, civic, health organizations and artists.I will have a table with new stuff inside The Bronx Museum this next Sunday, August 3rd, and I will also be volunteering teaching an art workshop outside... so COME AND ENJOY!!!

The Bronx Council on the Arts and the Huntington Free Library present Free Family-Friendly, Hands-On Craft Workshopsat Westchester Square’s Huntington Free Library Saturday, April 19, 2014 Printmaking Workshop with Laura AlvarezBe part of Laura’s imaginary world of color, fantastic creatures and fun characters. Using watercolor, block print, acrylics and ink, she recycles anything possible and transforms it into art, and she will show you how to do the same. Reserve your seat: https://041914printmaking.eventbrite.com

I was invited to exhibit at the New York Public Library. Bronx Library Center at Kingsbridge. Celebrating the Women's History Month, Women of Ink & Letters (Mujers de Tinta y Letras) will be on display at the 4th floor. Hours of operationMonday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Thursday10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday10:00 AM - 5:00 PMI will also be giving two workshops, the first one this coming Friday, March 7th from 4pm to 5:30pm and the second one Friday, March 28th from 4pm to 5:30pm. So if you are interested in learning how to make inkblots and use your imagination; to find characters and places you didn't know were in you, come and join me!You have to RSVP 718.579.4257

As part of the “Not Your Grandma's Quilt” project we initiated earlier this year - a visual art collaboration between YUCA students and artisans in Spain from Art i Més, the quilt has made its way back to the Bronx.

The quilt will be in display this Saturday, October 26th at the Poe Park Visitor Center, from 12 to 3pm. It is located at 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY.

We will be providing the materials to create two large quilts on paper and every one will be able to work on their own square based on Family and Community, same themes used in the original quilt.